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16 Days of Activism: Couples in the Congo stand up to the stigma of rape
30 Nov 2011 A local humanitarian organization, backed by UNHCR, is working in eastern Congo to persuade the husbands of raped women to take them back. -
Q&A: Swiss trumpet blower for the rights of the internally displaced
14 Nov 2011 Academic, humanitarian and lawyer Walter Kälin has spent years protecting the rights of the forcibly uprooted, especially the internally displaced. -
UNHCR resumes return programme for more than 40,000 Angolan refugees
4 Nov 2011 A first group of 252 people arrived in the northern Angolan town of Luvo on seven buses. UNHCR plans to run two return convoys per week. -
Refugees return to Equateur province as UNHCR promotes reconciliation
19 Oct 2011 Elisabeth has returned home after more than a year as a refugee in Republic of Congo. She can never forget the violence she fled, but she can forgive. -
From captive to budding entrepreneur with a boost from UNHCR
13 Oct 2011 An indomitable Congolese teenager survives Lord's Resistance Army atrocities and, after counselling, dreams of a future as a business owner. -
Congolese victims of sexual violence call for help from the international community
16 Mar 2011 Marie was raped when in her 70s. Many other Congolese women have suffered similar abuse and want the government and others to do more to help them. -
Lord's Resistance Army attacks populated areas of north-eastern Congo
1 Mar 2011 UNHCR says it is alarmed by an upsurge in violence against civilians by a rebel Ugandan group in north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. -
Continuing insecurity threatens civilians in North Kivu
7 Feb 2011 In recent months, civilians in the Masisi district of Democratic Republic of the Congo have been fleeing their homes. Many have gone to camps, like Kalinga. -
US journalism students create website to record visits to refugee camps
17 Dec 2010 Journalism students from the US have been visiting UNHCR-run refugee camps in Africa and the Middle East and recording the experience on a new website.